Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Fourth Cousin and Higher is in Cousins.
On 24th August 1313 Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His half fourth cousin Louis [aged 31] succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.
In 729 Osric King Northumbria died. His fourth cousin twice removed Ceolwulf succeeded King Northumbria.
On 8th November 1862 John Campbell 2nd Marquess Breadalbane [aged 66] died in Switzerland. Marquess Breadalbane extinct. His fourth cousin twice removed John [aged 38] succeeded 6th Earl Breadalbaine and Holland.
On 23rd July 1844 George Annesley 2nd Earl Mountnorris [aged 73] died. Earl Mountnorris of Mountnorris Castle in Armagh and Baron Altham extinct. His half fourth cousin once removed Arthur [aged 58] succeeded 10th Viscount Valentia.
On 26th February 1266 the Battle of Benevento was fought between King Charles Capet of Sicily [aged 38] and Manfred King Sicily [aged 34]. Manfred King Sicily was killed. His fifth cousin Charles succeeded King Sicily. Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort Sicily.
On 7th August 1759 John Kennedy 8th Earl Cassilis [aged 59] died. His fifth cousin Thomas succeeded 9th Earl Cassilis.
On 28th July 1859 Robert Sherard 6th Earl Harborough [aged 61] died. Earl Harborough, Viscount Sherard and Baron Sherard of Harborough extinct. His fifth cousin Henry [aged 55] succeeded 9th Baron Sherard of Leitrim.
On 12th February 1926 Frederick Arundell de la Pole 11th Baronet [aged 65] died. His fifth cousin John [aged 23] succeeded 12th Baronet Pole of Shute House in Devon.
In 1983 Rupert Byron 11th Baron Byron [aged 79] died. His fifth cousin Richard [aged 83] succeeded 12th Baron Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire.
On 2nd October 1789 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon [aged 60] died unmarried at the home of his nephew Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 34]. His fifth cousin once removed Theophilus [aged 60] de jure 11th Earl Huntingdon although he wasn't aware of the fact. His sister Elizabeth [aged 58] succeeded 16th Baroness Botreaux, 15th Baroness Hungerford, 13th Baroness Moleyns and 13th Baroness Hastings
On 18th November 1851 John Cope 11th Baronet [aged 83] died without issue. His fifth cousin once removed William [aged 40] succeeded 12th Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
In 2000 John Venables-Vernon 10th Baron Vernon [aged 77] died. His fifth cousin once removed Anthony [aged 60] succeeded 11th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 13th February 1633 James Home 2nd Earl of Home [aged 26] died. His half fifth cousin once removed James [aged 17] succeeded 3rd Earl of Home. Jean Douglas Countess Home by marriage Countess of Home.
On 7th February 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 65] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. Earl Hertford, Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward [aged 55] succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset [aged 53] by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
On 2nd January 1938 Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie 12th Earl Lindsey [aged 76] died. His half fifth cousin three times removed Montagu [aged 50] succeeded 13th Earl Lindsey.
On 1st February 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby [aged 71] died. His sixth cousin Edward [aged 46] succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James [aged 45] succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.
On 30th July 1990 Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 9th Duke of Portland [aged 93] died without surviving male issue. He was buried at St Winifred's Church, Holbeck. Duke Portland extinct. His half sixth cousin Henry [aged 70] succeeded 11th Earl of Portland.
On 13th May 2017 David Cooke 12th Baronet [aged 82] died. His seventh cousin Anthony [aged 60] succeeded 13th Baronet Cooke of Wheatley Hall in Yorkshire.
On 2nd August 1952 Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope 12th Earl Chesterfield died. His seventh cousin once removed James [aged 71] succeeded 13th Earl Chesterfield, 13th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, 7th Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell although he didn't claim the titles.
In 1856 Bertrand Arthur Talbot 17th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 24] died. His half eighth cousin Henry [aged 52] succeeded 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl Waterford.
On 7th August 1893 Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne 1st Baroness Bolsover [aged 58] died. Her step-son Her ninth cousin William [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baron Bolsover of Bolsover in Derbyshire.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 21st September 1895 Henry Bromley 4th Baronet [aged 78] died. His son Henry [aged 46] succeeded 5th Baronet Bromley of Nottingham and East Stoke in Nottinghamshire. His ninth cousin twice removed Adela succeeded Lady Bromley of Nottingham and East Stoke in Nottinghamshire.
On 25th December 1988 Edward Pelham-Clinton 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 68] died. Duke Newcastle under Lyme extinct. His ninth cousin twice removed Edward [aged 75] succeeded 18th Earl Lincoln.
On 25th May 1797 John Whitwell aka Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke [aged 78] died without issue at his home Audley End House [Map]. Baron Howard de Walden abeyant. His tenth cousin Richard [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire; John Whitwell aka Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke was his father's maternal-uncle.
